Citizen Journalism: Back to the Future?

Clyde H. Bentley, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
University of Missouri School of Journalism

Commissioned by
The Carnegie-Knight Task Force on the Future of Journalism Education

Clyde Bentley examines the concept of citizen journalism; from the dusty cave-dweller beginnings to Facebook to what the future holds for newsroom journalists.

“Citizen journalism is no more a replacement for professional journalism than teabags are a replacement for water. Both can stand comfortably alone, but when combined they produce something quite wonderful.”

• Introduction
• Humble Beginnings
• Blogs Open the Door
• The New Luther
• The American Migration
• Theory and Variations on Theme
• Blogging: The Invasion of the Horde
• Facebook and the Journalist
• Index